Spring Water Feature Maintenance: Pondless Waterfall

1/22/2018

Every season we go into great detail on the benefits, processes and pricing for Spring Maintenance/Opening Services for backyard koi ponds in Central Pennyslvania. But what about pondless waterfalls, also known as disappearing waterfalls? What kind of work, if any, is put into a pondless waterfall to get it up and running for the spring and summer seasons? Should you contract a professional contractor to service your disappearing waterfall in the spring or are you able to tackle it DIY style?

Pondless Waterfall Opening

What: Pondless Waterfall Spring Opening
Why: A majority of water feature owners "shut down" their waterfalls late Fall/early Winter by pulling the pump and bleeding the pipes free of water to avoid extra work when freezing temperatures hit. Despite possibly adding a net to the feature to prevent leaves from falling all over the stream, by spring your waterfall may be looking a different color than you remember it. You may find a majority of your waterfall covered with dead/black algae residual and leaf debris, while your basin may have become home to a few inches of sludge-like matter that coincidentally fertilizes MORE algae growth come warmer temperatures. If not taken care of, these factors together create a maintenance nightmare by June and July.

Process

When Dreamscapes opens pondless waterfalls near Lebanon and Harrisburg Pennsylvania, we follow the following process:

Manually remove any debris from stream portion: i.e. leaves, sticks, etc.
Cut and divide aquatic plants, as needed
Pressure wash, as needed, areas with unsightly residual build up.
Shop-vac out the basin reservoir of all accumulated sludge and old water
Re-fill basin with water
Put pump in water and attach the hosing to the pump fitting with a hose clamp.

At this point, we check for any diverting water from rock displacement or low liner caused by rocks settling over winter.

Pondless Waterfall Maintenance Price

Every April-June, Dreamscapes services approximately 200 water features within Lebanon County, Lancaster County, Dauphin County and Cumberland County for spring maintenance. For pondless waterfalls up to 25' in length, we charge $525 for our spring maintenance service. Custom waterfalls larger than that may result in additional servicing fees. Click here for information on our 2018 backyard koi pond pricing.

So Now What???

Dreamscapes also carries a full line of pond supplies from water treatments and fish medications to pond pumps, heaters, fountains, plants and fish! Tadpoles and snails are also available at our Aquatic Retail Center in Lebanon, Pennsylvania seasonally while supplies last from May-August. If you think you need it, we have it!

Retail Hours: April 5th-October 27th 2018:
                           Monday-Wednesday: By Appt
                           Thursday-Friday: 10am-5pm
                           Saturday: 9am-12pm
                   October 28th-April 2019: HOURS BY APPT

Contact Us
2155 State Route 343, Lebanon Pa | 717-272-6555 | [email protected]

Dreamscapes Watergardens services the city of Lebanon, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, Cleona, Cornwall, Fredericksburg, Indiantown Gap, Jonestown, Kleinfeltersville, Mount Gretna, Myerstown, Newmanstown Palmyra, Quentin, Reistville, Richland, Schaefferstown of Pennsylvania,

4 Comments

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1/27/2022 12:14:38 am

At this point, we look for any diverting water caused by rock displacement or low liner caused by rocks settling over the winter.

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2/3/2022 08:18:30 pm

Put pump in water and attach the hosing to the pump fitting with a hose clamp.

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7/13/2022 07:40:57 pm

Use your garden hose to begin adding water to the water feature. The feature will already have some water in it, along with a bubbler and/or a floating water heater, if you have a pond with fish. These may be taken off and kept for use the following winter. You can plug in the pump after the appropriate water level is reached.

Don Davies

7/17/2022 06:13:03 am

Yup this is exactly what https://purelyponds.com/the-pondless-waterfall/ my pondless waterfall contractor does each time they do maintenance work. Great read and it will really help those who are yet to experience maintenance jobs on their ponds!